The goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C is “gasping for breath”, the UN secretary-general has said as he announced a “climate ambition summit” for September. António Guterres said the summit would challenge leaders of governments and businesses to come up with “new, tangible and credible...

A potentially transformational agreement for nature is close to being reached at Cop15 in Montreal, which could bring better protection for Earth’s vital ecosystems such as the Amazon and Congo basin rainforests, big reforms to agriculture and better protection of indigenous territories and rights....

The Albanese government’s legislation capping gas prices and funding consumer rebates to deliver power price relief has passed the Senate, despite the Coalition voting against the proposal during a special sitting of federal parliament. Greenpeace welcomes the energy reforms as a breath of fresh...

Labor and the Greens have secured a package of support to switch to high-quality electric appliances that will lower power bills for people, including low and middle-income households and renters, stated Greens leader Adam Bandt last night. Today parliament reconvenes for an urgent sitting to rein...

Today Australia’s leaders will meet virtually for a National Cabinet meeting, with soaring energy prices being at the top of the agenda. The federal government plans to cap coal prices to help households struggling to pay their energy bills. The rising costs of fossil fuels like coal and gas are...

The “fate of the entire living world” will be determined at the Cop15 UN biodiversity summit, according to leading scientists. They said the gathering of the world’s nations, which began on Wednesday in Montreal, is “vastly more important than Cop27”, the recent high-profile UN climate meeting. “We...

Environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, is launching a Biodiversity Council, a scientist-led thinktank based at the University of Melbourne. Brendan Wintle, a professor in conservation science at the University of Melbourne, was the director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub, which gave frank...

Emails obtained by daily newspaper the Guardian show how NSW premier Dominic Perrottet’s advisers, along with several other ministers, sought to fast-track a bill targeting climate protests after media furore. It’s the bill that led to climate activist Violet Coco being jailed for 15 months. The...

The federal government on Thursday delivered Australia's first annual climate change statement. It also released an emissions projection report, part of Australia's new Climate Change Act. The Albanese government says despite being behind on its promised target of a 43 percent emissions reduction...

A United Nations-backed delegation has recommended the Great Barrier Reef be placed on a list of world heritage sites "in danger", citing serious risks from climate change and water quality. The long-awaited report on the 10-day mission that took place in March said climate change was presenting a...